Reviews

‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical’ review: A joyous, magical, fun-filled adventure [B+] | LFF

The opening frame of Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical is startling, absurd, as animation-like rays beam off of newly born… Read More

October 7, 2022

‘Walk Up’ review: Hong Sang-soo toys with physical framing and structure to find the spaces in between relationships [B+] | NYFF

There is an interesting link between space and the way people behave. Filmmaker Hong Sang-soo uses space and setting to… Read More

October 7, 2022

‘The Midnight Club’ review: Mike Flanagan scores again with YA horror full of kills and thrills [A]

Mike Flanagan, creator of The Haunting of Hill House, Bly Manor and Midnight Mass, continues his winning streak with Netflix as his latest delivers… Read More

October 7, 2022

‘Alcarràs’ review: Carla Simón’s family drama is a neorealist classic in the making [A] | NYFF

Each film festival season brings with it at least one title that charms with the charisma of its child actors.… Read More

October 6, 2022

‘Hellraiser’ review: A chilling franchise reinvigoration with eerie visual flair that will have you on pins and needles [B]

The new Hellraiser reboot is a textbook example on how to remake or reboot a classic. Keep the same scenario… Read More

October 5, 2022

‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ at 10: How Stephen Chbosky turned “We accept the love we think we deserve” into a teenage celebration of self [Retrospective]

If you were a certain kind of teenager in 2012, The Perks of Being a Wallflower would've been your Bible.… Read More

October 5, 2022

‘TÁR’ review: Portrait of the Artist on Fire | NYFF [A]

Opening with a "special thanks" immediately preceding a reverse order roll of the end credits may seem like a peculiar… Read More

October 3, 2022

‘Till’ review: Danielle Deadwyler is astounding in Chinonye Chukwu’s tribute to a mother’s courage and love [B+] | NYFF

The brutal murder of Emmett Louis Till made headlines around the world 1950s America. People were aware that Black people… Read More

October 1, 2022

‘White Noise’ review: Noah Baumbach creates a new American soundtrack with his ambitious adaptation of Don DeLillo’s iconic novel [B+] | NYFF

When the pandemic hit the U.S., my fear of death oddly became most apparent when I would venture out to… Read More

October 1, 2022

‘On the Fringe’ review: Juan Diego Botto’s directorial debut with Penélope Cruz is an ambitious but fractured effort [C] | Zurich

Juan Diego Botto’s directorial debut pulls no swings when it comes to social realism, it is a restless drama that… Read More

September 28, 2022

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